Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-08-13

Sh0 started, and her face resumed its
normal air. 1t was as though mask had
been suddenly set upoi, II. e} -f-~ ...s y,
sWhy do you askr she said -.
"Becapse ! want TO know. never saw
you look like that before"
She laughed little.
"You would think me foolish II told you
what was thinking about Never mind, IL
has gone wherever thoughts Co. will~tsll
You what am thinking about now, which
ts-that it Is about TINA We got out of this
place. Ny uncle and Bessie will be half dis
trscted."
~We've had more than two months Of a
now. The relieving column can't be far ofP, ;"
suggested John; for these foolish people In
Pretoria labored under 6rm belief that one
zine morning they would be. grstifed with
the sight Of the light dancing down Q, long
line OF British bayeOeta and Of Boers evapers-
sting IN every direction Ake storm clouds b.
fore tho sun.
Jess shook her head. She was beginning
to lose faith In relieving columns that never
came. ~ s.- - 80 b..
sIf we don't help ourselves, my opinion b
that we may stop hers till We are starved
out, which we pretty well ere. However, ice
no use talking about it, 50 I'm OF To- get our
rations Let's see, have you got everything
you wansp
Everything, thanks.n
"Well, then. mind you stop quiet till come
back.n
why" laughed John, AZ am ss strong as q
horse" .z-ltsE E.-s ..-... -. .~.
@Possibly; but that Is what the doctor safd,
you know. Good byel" And Jess took her
big basket and started ON what John used to
feebly call her rational undertaking"
She had not got fifty PAGES from the door
before she suddenly caught sight of Q familiar
form seated on familiar pony, The form
was fat and jovial looking, and the pony was
small but also fat It was Hans Costsee-
none other!
jess could hardly believe her eyes. Old
Hans in Pretoria! What could il meant
"Om Coetzeel ON Coetzeels she called, as
he came smbling past her, evidently making
for the Heidelberg road.
The old Boer pulled up his pony, and gaDed
around him in . mystified way.
"Here, Om Coetzeei Here!" .#.-'.s
"Allemachter!n hs said, jerking his pony
round. ats you, Missile Jess, Is iti Now
who would have thought Of seeing you heEel"
"Who would have thought Of seeing you
heref she answered.
ayes, yes; it seems strange; dare say that
peace, like Uncle EOah's dove in the ark, you
know. The fact is, and he glanced round to
sseif anybody we're listening, Il have bean
sent by the government to arrange about an
exchange Of prisoners" ---
'sThe govsrnmentl, What governmentr
"What governmentl Why, the triumvirats,
Of courss-whom may tho Lord bless and
prosper o. he did Jonah when he walked ON
the wall Of thu cisyn
Joshua, when he walked round tho wall OF
the city," suggested JesA "Jonah walked
down tho whales throakn ..a s.s. .--,.
"Ahi to bs sure, 20 no did, and blew o
trumpet inside. l remember now; though l
am sure / don't know how he did it. The
fact is that our glorious victories have quite
confused me. Ahi what thing 1t is to be
a patriot The dear Lord makes strong the
arm Of the patriot, and takes care that he hits
his maR well in the middle. = ,---.-k l.,
"You have turned wonderfully patriotic all
Of sudden, Om Coctxss," said Jess, tartly.
"Yes, missile, yes; l am q patriot to the
bone Of my back. l hate the English govern
ment; d-n the English government Let us
have our land back and our volksraad. Al
mighty! saw who was in tho right as
LAing's Mex there. All, those poor rooibaat-
jes! / shot four OF them myself; tive as they
came up and two as they ran away, and the
last one went head over heels like buck
Poor mani cried for him afterward. did
not like going to fight at all, but Frank Null
ler sent to me and said that II did not 70 he
would have me shot. All, he Is devil Of Q
man, that Frank MullerI 50 I went, and
when saw how the dear Lord had put 1t into
the heart OF the English general to be q bigger
fool even that day than he is every day, and
to try and drive US out Of LAing's Mex with
Q thousand Of his poor rooibaatjes, then, I
tell you. saw where the right lay. and
said, 'D-n the English government What
Is the English government doing hereF and
after Ingogo said it again"
"Never mind all that, Om Coetzee, broke
IN Jess u, have heard you tell q. different
tale before. and perhaps you will again. Tell
me, how are my uncle and my sisteri Arc
they at the farmr
Almighty! yeu don't suppose that I have
been there to see, do youi But, yes, have
heard they are there. 1t Is nice place, that
Mooifontein, and think that l. shall buy it
when We have turned all you English people
out Of the land. Frank Muller told me that
they were there. And now must be getting
on, or that devil Of man, Frank Muller.
will want to know what have been about"
"On, Coetsee," said Jess, "wiii you do some
thing for met We are old friends, you
know. and ! once persuaded my, snole, to
lend yon 250o when all your oxen died Of the
mngsick."
ayes, yes, 1t shall be paid back one day.
when ws have got tn id Englishmsn out
Of the country" And he began to gather up
bis reins preparatory % riding Of.
\ "Wil yeu do ms fAvorf said Jess, CATCH
ing the pony by ths bridle.
\ what Is It'll What b 1t, missiei I must
bs getting on. That dsvil Of a man. Frank
Mglet, il waiting for ma with tho prisoners
at the Rooihuis kraal"
II want a pass for myself and Capt Mel,
and an escort We want to get down home"
The old Boer held up hb fat hands in
amazement-
"Almighty" he said, lit is impossible, 4
pass--who ever heard Of such thing! Come,
I must be going"
at is not impossible, Uncle Coetzec, as you
know" said Jess. Listen! II l get that
pass will speak to my uncle about tho e5Oo.
Perhaps he would not want it all back again"
"Ah!" said the Boer. "Well, we are old
friends, missile, and never desert a friend